The film is an anthology of various science fiction and fantasy stories adapted from Heavy Metal magazine and original stories in the same spirit. Like the magazine, the film features a great deal of graphic violence, sexuality, and nudity. Its production was expedited by having several animation houses working simultaneously on different segments, including CinéGroupe and Atkinson Film-Arts.

Plot

Soft Landing

The film's title sequence story opens with a space shuttle flying in orbit over Earth. The bay doors open, releasing a Corvette. An astronaut seated in the Corvette then begins descending through Earth's atmosphere, landing in a desert canyon (both car and occupant miraculously unscathed by re-entryfriction heat) .